The remaining soldier is taking down, spraying blue liquid everywhere. For a moment, there's stillness.

Then, in unison, every soldier, on every level of the docking bay, drops down to one knee, heads bowed. Reluctantly, the unarmoured men, with their makeshift weapons, also drop down to their knees.

At a balcony high above, a black-and-gold armoured figure appears, cloak trailing behind him. Will and Guppy might recognise him as Enzu Koren, the man from the news broadcasts.

Slowly and deliberately, he reaches to his belt, pulling a lightsaber from it and igniting it, red blade extending upwards with a hiss.

At which point, the engines on the shuttle starts.

"Get in!" Lagos calls. "We're ready to leave."